From the People Power uprisings in Manila to the expropriation of Vieques Island in Puerto Rico and the militarization of Guam, self-empowered movements have pushed back. Where lie the shared origins, issues and possibilities for the future?
Featured Panelists:
Gina Apostol, Philippines
Matthew Nicdao, Puerto Rico
Mary Therese Hattori, Guåhan and the Pacific Noenoe Silva, Hawaiʻi
Walter Ritte, Hawaiʻi
Moderator:
Kim Compoc
The 1898 Project is a two-day summit of leading scholars and activists on American imperialism from Hawaiʻi, Guåhan, the Philippines, and Puerto Rico; the how and why, its effects, and what can be done now and in the future to cope, heal, and decolonize.